Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting · 1 day ago
Director of Facility Operations
Sumner, WA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expPkaza is a leading mission-critical data center developer and wholesaler. They are seeking an experienced Data Center Facilities Operations Director to manage the operations and maintenance of critical facility infrastructure systems, ensuring high standards and compliance with company policies.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Perform periodic site walk-throughs in order to ensure Company’s procedures (SOPS and MOPS) and standards are followed. This includes assisting the Facilities Manager, Technicians and any other contracted vendors
Identify any vulnerabilities while overseeing 3rd Party Critical Facilities onsite team
Communicate the status of the operation process with senior management and onsite customers
Site acceptance and commissioning of the facility to ensure the site meets the superior and dynamic standards of Company Standards
Act as liaison and coordinating efforts between the contracted vendors and the onsite customers
Oversee the development of procedures/Method of Procedures (MOPs) for the DC build in addition to approving MOPs for data hall work
Participating in the interview process for prospective candidates applying to this critical facility
Auditing installed data center components. This audit will be used to verify the completion of the job scope by the vendor in addition to verifying the design documentation for the build-out and ongoing operations of the data hall space
Provide strategic / tactical leadership with a background in best practices related to operations for performance and reliability on a variety of state-of-the-art critical systems such as: medium voltage switchgear, diesel generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, fire detection / suppression; building monitoring systems; etc
Supervise the on-site management; the facility manager, facility technicians, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work is performed according to established practices and procedures
Obtain and review vendor bids for maintenance, support and repairs; determine appropriate vendor, ensure vendor adheres to quality, scheduling, budgetary guidelines, policies, procedures and standards
Manage Customer Relationship and act as escalation point of contact for the company at this site
Manage the establishment of performance benchmarks, conduct analyses and prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance
Work with business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency
Review MOPs and SOPs for all work on critical data center facility equipment
Ensure that a constant state of readiness in support of the mission goal of 99.999% uptime
Qualification
Required
10-15 + years of data center / critical facility operations and maintenance experience
Minimum 5 years leadership experience in data center facility operations, supervising or managing a technical staff (Critical facilities technicians, chiefs, etc.)
Previous experience as a Data Center Facility Manager a must
Solid Understanding of Critical Electrical and Mechanical / HVAC equipment ( UPS, Generators, Switchgears, PDU's, CRAC Units, Chillers, etc. )
Budget / P/L responsibility
Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent directly related experience a PLUS
Good presentation skills in leading meetings (both conference and in person)
Superior analytical, planning and problem resolution skills
Knowledge of Company Services and operations structure and support operations
Experience working with various computer systems and applications
Highly organized with proved project management abilities; Ability to multitask, establish priorities, manage conflicts
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Preferred
Previous experience in the Military / Military veterans in all branches that have experience with Electrical / Mechanical is a huge plus (Navy nukes- EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army - Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, etc.)
Benefits
Medical insurance
A 401(k) plan
Company
Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting
Pkaza LLC dba Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting is a Niche Staffing Solutions Firm that specializes in Critical Facilities / Data Center Recruitment.
Founded in 2006Matthews, North Carolina, US
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase